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Rhinoceros

Eugène Ionesco

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The dramatic movement Ionesco helped launch in 1950s France was called the Theatre of the ____:

(A) Ridiculous

(B) Absurd

(D) Pretentious Frenchmen

What does "Boeuf" mean in French?

(A) Savage

(B) Rhinoceros

(D) Pretentious Englishman

Who is Berenger's rival for Daisy?

(A) Dudard

(B) Jean

(D) Mrs. Boeuf

Who claims he never dreams?

(A) Berenger

(B) The Logician

(D) Jean

What staple of logic does the Logician teach the Old Gentleman?

(A) A presupposition

(B) A syllogism

(D) Reductio ad absurdum

What philosopher greatly influenced the existentialists with his formula "existence precedes essence"?

(A) Plato

(B) Kierkegaard

(D) Kant

What is a recurring problem of Berenger's?

(A) His voice's hoarseness

(B) Metamorphosing

(D) Premature absurdity

Who is Berenger's boss?

(A) Daisy

(B) Self-employed

(D) Papillon

What does the second rhinoceros trample?

(A) A hat

(B) A cat

(D) A bat

Ionesco said he wrote the play as a direct response to what group?

(A) Nazis

(B) Anti-Semites

(D) Rationalists

Whose plays does Jean recommend Berenger see?

(A) His own

(B) Ionesco's

(D) Wendy Wasserstein's

Why does the office call the Fire Department?

(A) To make sure they're still human

(B) Daisy has a crush on a fireman

(D) To spray a rhino downstairs

What breed were the first two rhinos?

(A) Asiatic

(B) It was undetermined

(D) New York

Who is a rising star in Berenger's office?

(A) Dudard

(B) Daisy

(D) Papillon

What media outlet do the rhinos take over?

(A) The Internet

(B) The television

(D) The radio

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